--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh -x
+#
+# Simple script which does the following:
+# o Generates a src tarball from a WORKAREA
+# o Copies it over to ~/test and unpacks it
+# o Generates a src tarball from src tarball
+# o Compares the build status' ... reports problems
+# o removes ~/test
+#
+
+tmpdir="$HOME/test"
+
+if [ -z "$WORKAREA" ]
+then
+ echo "WORKAREA is not set -- aborting."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -d $tmpdir ]
+then
+ echo "$tmpdir exists already -- aborting."
+ exit 1
+else
+ mkdir $tmpdir
+ if [ ! -d $tmpdir ]
+ then
+ echo "Cannot create $tmpdir -- aborting."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+fi
+
+#
+# Pleasantries are now out of the way, lets proceed.
+# NB: If something goes wrong we'll leave the unpacked
+# source alone for consumption by a human.
+#
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+ if [ $status -eq 0 ]
+ then
+ rm -fr $tmpdir
+ else
+ echo "Problem? -- leaving $tmpdir for inspection"
+ fi
+}
+
+_buildme()
+{
+ cd $1
+
+ if ./Makepkgs
+ then
+ :
+ else
+ echo Makepkgs thinks theres a problem in $1
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ if [ ! -f build/xfs-cmds-*.src.tar.gz ]
+ then
+ echo Makepkgs failed to create build/xfs-cmds-*.src.tar.gz
+ exit 1
+ fi
+}
+
+status=1
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# first, build from the WORKAREA
+_buildme $WORKAREA/cmd/xfs
+
+cp $WORKAREA/cmd/xfs/build/xfs-cmds-*.src.tar.gz $tmpdir
+cd $tmpdir
+tar xzf xfs-cmds-*.src.tar.gz
+rm xfs-cmds-*.src.tar.gz # must delete for _buildme "cd" to work
+
+# now, cross check the src build
+_buildme $tmpdir/xfs-cmds-*
+
+status=0